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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Marina Lewycka

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian von Marina Lewycka

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Marina Lewycka


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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Marina Lewycka

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian is bestselling author Marina Lewycka's hilarious and award winning debut novel, now available as a Penguin Essential for the first time.

'Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcee. He was eighty-four and she was thirty-six. She exploded into our lives like a fluffy pink grenade, churning up the murky water, bringing to the surface a sludge of sloughed-off memories, giving the family ghosts a kick up the backside.'

Sisters Vera and Nadezhda must aside a lifetime of feuding to save their emigre engineer father from voluptuous gold-digger Valentina. With her proclivity for green satin underwear and boil-in-the-bag cuisine, she will stop at nothing in her pursuit of Western wealth.

But the sisters' campaign to oust Valentina unearths family secrets, uncovers fifty years of Europe's darkest history and sends them back to roots they'd much rather forget . . .

'It's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer' Time Out

'Hugely enjoyable . . . yields a golden harvest of family truths' Daily Telegraph

'Delightful, funny, touching'
Spectator

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Bewertungen

It's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer

* Time Out *
More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading * Daily Express *
Funny, gritty, original ... one I adore * Independent *
Remarkable, a lovely novel * Sunday Telegraph *
An extraordinary read . . . nothing short of amazing. A rare treat, all too easy to gulp down in one greedy sitting * Spectator *
Outstanding * Literary Review *
Extremely funny * The Times *
Intelligent, lively, well written and compassionate * Financial Times *
Ploughs a rich comic furrow * Daily Telegraph *
A clever, touching story * Economist *
Mad and hilarious * Grazia *
Hilarious * The Times *
A delightful first novel . . . an understanding of history, a profundity, and yet a lightness of touch, that are a joy... funny and touching * The Daily Mail *
Hugely enjoyable . . . yields a golden harvest of family truths * The Times *
Memorably inventive, unexpectedly moving * Daily Telegraph *
Wit, humour, sparkling dialogue, vivid characterization and generous spirit. Food for thought and a great read * Daily Mail *
Enthralling * Sunday Times *
Thought-provoking, uproariously funny, a comic feast. A riotous oil painting of senility, lust and greed * TLS *
More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading * The Times *
A delightful first novel . . . an understanding of history, a profundity, and yet a lightness of touch, that are a joy . . . funny, touching and completely convincing * The Spectator *

Über Marina Lewycka

Marina Lewycka was born in Kiel, Germany at the end of the war and grew up in England. Her novels Two Caravans and We Are All Made of Glue are available in Penguin now.

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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Marina Lewycka
Gebraucht - Wie Neu
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Penguin Books Ltd
20170601
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Winner of Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize. Winner of The British Book Award. Winner of Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize.
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